Spinach and Artichoke Tuna Melts {Fridays with Rachael Ray}

Spinach and artichokes meet the tuna melt with these easy, weeknight sandwiches.

Do you know what I miss? I remember the days when we would spend about $50 a week on groceries. Granted, there were only 2 of us back then, but I feel like every week our grocery bill keeps getting higher and higher.

I don’t know why, but I’m not normally drawn to recipes with tuna fish. It’s sad, because I do like a good tuna fish sandwich. But in over 5 years of recipes here on Taste and Tell, I can only find3times that I’ve made a tuna fish based recipe. I’m starting to think that this needs to change, because you know what is pretty inexpensive? Canned tuna!

I actually am on a “clean out the freezer” kick right now, and for some reason, I found several bags of frozen spinach hiding in there. So I basically killed two birds with one stone with this recipe – used up some of that spinach, and added an inexpensive protein to our dinner! I really wasn’t in the mood for this the night we had them for dinner, (you never know with pregnancy!), but I still ate a sandwich and actually really liked it. More than I thought I would. These aren’t your typical tuna sandwiches. The filling is a lot lighter without a mayo-based sauce. But there is still lots of flavor there.

This recipe does make enough to feed a small army – just warning you. The original recipe says that it feeds 4, but that would have been 4 humongous sandwiches!! We had plenty of leftovers, but that’s ok, because they made great sandwiches for lunch the next day!

Split the ciabatta rolls. Place the bottom halves on a baking sheet and add the tuna mixture to the bread. Top with the cheese. Place the bread tops on the baking sheet. Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted and the tops are toasted.

Top the sandwiches with the sliced tomato and the bread tops and serve.

I miss those $50 a week grocery trips too! And even as much as I try to plan it just doesn’t seem to work out that way. I could seriously eat tuna everyday! When I was pregnant I craved it and I looked forward to eating it once a week. I still can’t get enough of it so this delicious sandwich is definitely on my list to make.

I agree! Why are groceries so darn expensive! I don’t cook with canned tuna much except in traditional tuna fish sandwiches, so this would be a great change of pace. And in my book you can never go wrong with spinach/artichoke flavor combinations!